My name is Connor Chapman and I worked on reviewing and updating the Shared Parental Leave and Pay information sheet to comply with recent changes in the law. I have been delighted to be a part of the University of Chester’s Pregnant Then Screwed project team – it has been so satisfying to know that my work will help ordinary people understand the rights available to them.
Our vision is a world where the mothers, parents and families of today and tomorrow thrive.
But the reality right now is mothers, parents and families are repeatedly failed by systems that are supposed to help them, systems which set up unfairness and disadvantage across a lifetime. This is the motherhood penalty, and Pregnant Then Screwed exists to challenge it.
Founded on International Women’s Day in 2015, we are rooted in lived experience and driven by fearless conviction. We challenge the systems that hold mothers back so that everyone who experiences motherhood can work and care without penalty. We campaign for change, offer support and advice, and build community with parents across the UK. We do this with power, courage and love.
